Cornice with integrated trim and window shade

ABSTRACT

A cornice with integrated trim and window shade used to dress a prominent windowed passage. The cornice possesses features such as: a corbel that consists of two dados of a certain depth and height that allows for proper placement and installation of trim; a mounting surface, housing, and a through-channel for a spring-rolled shade. A plinth block of a certain thickness and depth that creates a proportioned surface to seat and align the vertical trim. A trim of a certain width and thickness so as to be accepted into the corbel dado and align with the plinth block thus creating a symmetrical reveal at that transition.

CROSS REFERENCES

Patent # Date Inventor Classification 5,042,549 Aug. 27, 1991 Roberts 160/39 5,484,006 Jan. 16, 1996 Walker 160/38 5,511,332 Apr. 30, 1996 Sturkie 40/661.03 5,520,234 May 28, 1996 Simmons 160/38 5,660,219 Aug. 26, 1997 Ford, et at. 160/38 D393,771 Apr. 28, 1998 Saffels D6/579 5,944,084 Aug. 31, 1999 Cadorette 160/38 6,315,026 Nov. 13, 2001 Ross 160/38 6,381,915 May 7, 2002 Wood 52/718.06 D486,025 Feb. 3, 2004 Ahrens D6/579 5,383,508 Jan. 24, 1995 Pavlica 160/38

This invention is not related to any federally sponsored research or development programs.

FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention provides door dressing for prominent windowed passages with ease of installation and built in housing for a spring rolled shade and it's accompanying hardware. The invention provides an aesthetically pleasing source of privacy and UV protection.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Proper hardwood dressing of prominent windowed doors to present have required in depth carpentry knowledge of materials, joinery, reveals and fasteners to build and install. Previous art has offered separate pieces of the whole dressing, for example; an ornamental cornice or brackets for mounting shades or trim. The invention, cornice with integrated trim and window shade, addresses the need for a thoughtfully planned design.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide an aesthetically pleasing and practical cornice with integrated trim and window shade.

Another object of the invention is to provide a design that eliminates costly tools and professional assistance during installation.

The complete design is comprised of four parts: one cornice, two plinth blocks and two pieces of trim. Each part is dependant on the other for reference during installation.

The embodied design is constructed of hardwood lumber. The cornice is assembled with the following components: a right and left integral corbel; a face stretcher; a cornice header, with through-channel; a right and left shade mounting block; a minimum 3¼ inch crown detail; shade handle/stop possessing a pre cut channel to allow the insert and securing of a shade stiffener supplied with a spring rolled shade.

The cornice is pre-assembled for the end user, as shown and described in the detailed description. The cornice is held at the desired height and centered between the right and left vertical door jambs and the bottom edge of the face stretcher is aligned at the desired finished reveal of the horizontal section of the door jamb. A reference mark is then made on both sides of the integral corbel vertical dado at the inside bottom edge of both the right and left corbels. A plumb line is made from the inside reference mark, nearest the door, to the floor. The cornice can be removed and the hardware supplied with the spring rolled shade should be installed on the inside edge of the right and left shade-mounting block, and is set aside.

The plinth block is placed to the outside of the floor reference mark, checked for plumb, and secured with two finish nails. Mirror installation for other side.

The trim is centered on the plinth block and aligned with the outside reference mark made during cornice alignment. The trim is secured with four finish nails, at the base of the fluted detail, spaced over the entire length. Mirror installation for other side.

The cornice is then returned to the desired height and trim is accepted into the integral corbel vertical dado until flush with wall. The cornice is mounted with two finish nails through predrilled holes in the cornice face stretcher and two screws predrilled on the top wall edge of the cornice header.

The spring rolled shade can be guided through the cornice header through-channel and placed in the previously secured hardware. Insert the shade stiffener into a precut channel provided in the shade handle/stop and secure from the back with two setscrews in the provided predrilled countersunk fastening points.

The minimal tools to perform the described installation are: pencil, any length level, drill of any fashion, ⅛″ drill bit, hammer, nail set, and screw driver.

There are no miters, glue joints, or complex applications

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a fragmented right front side view in perspective of an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view in perspective of the cornice, forming part of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view in perspective of the integral corbel, forming part of the cornice.

FIG. 5 is a fragmented view in perspective of the cornice header, forming part of the cornice.

FIG. 6 is a fragmented view in perspective of the face stretcher forming a part of the cornice.

FIG. 7 is a fragmented cross sectional view in perspective of the shade handle/stop.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The cornice with integrated trim and window shade is a design for use in dressing a prominent windowed door as shown embodied in FIG. 1. The parts essential to the design a cornice, plinth block and trim, are described and shown herein.

The cornice, to be described is especially advantageous, and is enumerated as 10, FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, and is seen to consist of a right and left integral corbel 1, also shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, used to; support the cornice header 3, for allowing proper and unskilled installation of the trim 8, and as a fastening surface for the right and left end sections of crown 5. When the integral corbel is viewed in FIG. 4, it is clear to see the key elements of the integral corbel 1. As shown, a dado cut into the upper inside edge running from back to front at a depth equal to the cornice header's will accept the cornice header 3 for fastening. In addition, a second dado is cut into the wall end of the integral corbel and running the entire vertical length at a depth equal to the trim's 8 will accept the trim during installation and produce a aesthetically pleasing reveal and transition to the cornice. During fabrication of the cornice 10 the integral corbel 1 serves as a fastening surface for the crown detail's 5 end sections, which are attached at a 90° angle to the face from the furthest most back edge to the front edge of the integral corbel 1.

The cornice 10, FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, also consists of a face stretcher 2, also shown in FIG. 6, used to provide vertical stability to the right and left integral corbels 1 and support for the cornice header 3 to which the face stretcher 2 is fastened through predrilled countersunk points along the back top horizontal edge of the cornice header and is positioned under the cornice header 3 and between the right and left integral corbel 1.

The cornice 10, FIG. 3, also consists of a cornice header 3 used as a mounting surface for the shade-mounting block 4, a fastening edge for the crown detail's 5 front section, and provides a through-channel 11 for the incorporation of a spring rolled shade. When the cornice header is viewed in FIG. 5 it is shown that the part is rectangular in shape and it's width is equal to the depth of the integral corbels inside top edge dado and a through-channel is cut at a point no less than ⅛ inch greater than the thickness of the face stretcher 2 measured from the wall end so as to allow unimpeded passing of a spring rolled shade across the face of the face stretcher 2 and the windowed passage being dressed. The length of the through-channel should be no less than 4 inches less than the inside width between the right and left integral corbels 1 of the assembled the cornice 10.

The cornice 10, FIG. 3, also consists of a shade-mounting block 4 used to secure the hardware accompanying a spring rolled shade 14 and to provide stability for the front span of the crown detail 5. The shade-mounting block 4 is secured perpendicular to the cornice header 3 and aligned to the wall edge on the right and left of the through-channel through predrilled countersunk fastening points 9 at a position 1⅝ inches greater than then the through-channel, on center.

The cornice 10, FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, also consists of a crown detail 5 used to provide a housing for a spring-rolled shade 14 and an aesthetically pleasing topping of the cornice 10. The detail of the crown detail 5 is not limited by the design but should be no less than 3¼ inches wide so as to properly house a shade-mounting block 4 and a spring-rolled shade 14.

A detached part of the cornice 10, FIG. 3, is the shade handle/stop used to enhance the pull edge of a spring-rolled shade and to provide a termination point to a spring-rolled shades revolution. When viewed in FIG. 7 the precut channel 12 houses a shade stiffener, which is fastened with setscrews in the predrilled, countersunk fastening point 9.9, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 7 references predrilled countersunk fastening points.

The plinth block 7, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an essential part of the design embodiment, should be the width of the integral corbel 1 and twice the thickness of the trim 8. The plinth block 7 acts as the foundation for the design. Plumbed to the inside bottom edge of the integral corbel 1 the plinth block 7 provides a seating surface and centering point for the trim 8 and an aesthetically proper terminating point for baseboards and/or base shoe.

The trim 8, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an essential part of the design embodiment, is used to dress the vertical edge of a prominent windowed passage. The trim should be centered and seated on the plinth block 7 and aligned with the inside bottom edge of the vertical dado on the wall side of the integral corbel 13, FIG. 4, before fastening. The length of the trim 8, to avoid any cutting during installation, should be reduced by the height of the plinth block 7 in relation to the height of the opening being dressed. This height will allow for ample vertical adjustment of the integral corbel 1 dado over the front of the trim 8. Trim 8 width should be 1/16 of an inch less than width of the vertical dado on the wall side of the integral corbel 1.

The spring-rolled shade 14, FIG. 3 and it's accompanying hardware as shown and described are not part of this claim.

Although preferred embodiments of the invention have been described and disclosed herein it is to be remembered that various material can be used and alterations can be made thereto without departing from the true spirit of the invention. 

1. An ornamental design for dressing a prominent windowed passage with a cornice with integrated trim and window shade, comprising: a cornice, which possess a right and left integral corbel, face stretcher, cornice header, shade-mounting block, and crown detail; right and left plinth blocks; and right and left trim, as shown and described herein.
 2. The cornice of claim 1, wherein the right and left integral corbels possess two dados, the location of which are integral to the design.
 3. The cornice of claim 1, wherein the cornice header possesses a through-channel the location of which is integral to the design.
 4. The cornice of claim 1, wherein the shade-mounting block has a specification for the alignment of securing said shade-mounting block in a location that creates a standard for any width of the design.
 5. A handle/stop with a precut channel the design of which is integral to the design as a whole.
 6. Detail and specifications of the installation of the cornice with integrated trim and window shade, as shown and described herein. 